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Millichip Takes Reins at BSkyB’s Sales Arm Sky Vision
LONDON — Jane Millichip has been upped to managing director of Sky Vision, the international distribution arm of pay TV outfit BSkyB. She replaces Carl Hall, who is leaving Sky to set up Warehouse 51...
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Participant Media’s Pivot, Sky Vision Ink U.S. Co-production Deal for...
LONDON — Sky Vision, the international distribution arm of BSkyB, has inked an exclusive U.S. co-production alliance with Pivot, Participant Media’s television network, with the debut of the Sky...
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U.K. Pay TV Operator BSkyB Takes Majority Stake in Love Productions
U.K. pay TV operator BSkyB has acquired a 70% stake in Love Prods., one of the U.K.’s leading independent production companies, as part of the satcaster’s strategy to broaden its production base. Love,...
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Stanley Tucci, Sofie Grabol, Christopher Eccleston Drama ‘Fortitude’ Sells Wide
LONDON — Sky Vision has pre-sold the crime drama series “Fortitude,” which stars Stanley Tucci, Sofie Grabol, Christopher Eccleston and Michael Gambon, to several leading broadcasters. Sky Vision,...
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Sky Acquires 60% Stake in Jupiter Entertainment
European pay TV operator Sky has acquired a 60% stake in U.S.-based production company Jupiter Entertainment, Sky announced Monday. Jupiter, founded in 1996 by Stephen Land, produces non-scripted shows...
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Mipcom: SundanceTV Acquires ‘The Last Panthers’
CANNES – In one of the first U.S. deals to be announced at this year’s Mipcom TV trade fair, which kicked off Monday, SundanceTV has acquired broadcast rights to six-hour crime drama “The Last...
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Sky Vision Sees Sales Success With In-House Productions
Sky vision is emerging as an important player following several key scripted deals to add to its bedrock of factual shows and a growing number of production assets. The sales house was set up in 2012...
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AT&T’s DirecTV Latin America Acquires Sky, Canal Plus Series ‘The Last Panthers’
MADRID — AT&T-owned DirecTV Latin America, the region’s biggest satellite TV multi-channel operator, has acquired rights to European heist thriller “The Last Panthers,” a flagship television-series...
View ArticleSky Drama ‘Riviera’ Finds U.S. Home in Ovation (EXCLUSIVE)
U.S. cable net Ovation has picked up “Riviera,” the Julia Stiles series that launched on Sky in the U.K. The ten part series follows an art curator (Stiles) trying to get to the bottom of her husband’s...
View ArticleMipcom: Sky Signs Up to Digital Sales Platform TRX (EXCLUSIVE)
Sky Vision is the latest distributor to commit to add its programming to the TRX digital distribution platform. The news comes shortly after BBC Worldwide added its content to TRX, which is run by...
View ArticleIssa Rae’s Talent Drive Leads to Sci-Fi Pilot ‘The Awoken’
Buyers in L.A. got a first look at “The Awoken” this week, a new pilot presentation emanating from Issa Rae’s drive to find TV writers from under-represented sections of society. Rae, creator,...
View ArticleA+E Networks, Netflix Partner on True Crime Show ‘I Am a Killer’
A+E Networks U.K. is partnering with Netflix and Sky Vision Productions on new true crime show “I Am a Killer,” A+E announced Monday. The 10-part show for the Crime + Investigation Network, the...
View ArticleAltice Acquires Sky’s ‘Britannia’ for France, Boards as Co-Producer
French broadcaster Altice has taken rights to Sky original drama “Britannia” across France, Israel and Portugal, it was announced Tuesday by Sky Vision, the production and distribution arm of Sky. The...
View ArticleSam Neill’s Captain Cook Pacific Series Heads to Ovation in the U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)
Ovation has scored a number of factual shows from Sky Vision as Mipcom gets underway, including a series that sees “Jurassic Park” actor Sam Neill hit the high seas. Arts and culture U.S. cable network...
View ArticleSky Vision Boards Oscar-Nominated Hany Abu-Assad’s Arab Drama ‘Blood’...
Patty Ishimoto’s Element 8 shingle is prepping “Blood,” a crime drama set in Jordan and with Academy Award-nominated director Hany Abu-Assad attached. Sky Vision has just come on board, and will sell...
View Article‘Patrick Melrose’ With Benedict Cumberbatch to Air Across Asia
“Patrick Melrose,” the five-part, Emmy-nominated drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, has been picked up across Asia, U.K.-based production and distribution company Sky Vision announced Monday. The...
View ArticleDavid Schwimmer to Star in New Sky Comedy Series ‘Intelligence’
David Schwimmer will play a power-hungry NSA agent relocated to the U.K. in “Intelligence,” a new six-part comedy series for Sky in Britain. Schwimmer is best known to British audiences for his role as...
View ArticleBerlin Drama Screenings Feature Strong German, Scandi, British Presence
Scandinavian and German drama series are putting in a strong showing at the market screenings in Berlin, along with high-profile series out of Israel, Spain and the U.K. The screenings are part of the...
View ArticleSky Vision Seals Deals for ‘8 Days,’‘Bullets’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Sky Vision has secured a raft of international deals with major partners for “8 Days” and “Bullets,” the two high-end drama series it is showcasing in Berlin. The buyers include HBO Europe and RTL in...
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